Today in the lecture we watched a video on the myspace videos page titled life after death by power point (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1529637984) The video was a stand up comedy about the multiple mistakes you can make when presenting with PowerPoint. After watching the video we were asked to compile a list of 10 things that we took from the video that would help yourself in creating a better presentation my list was as follows:
1. Change the font from the default to make it look like you paid attention to every detail when putting together the power point. As mentioned in the video what font you use says lots about what sort of person you are.
2. Use colours that are not distracting to an audience and that don't clash. Using bright colours in power points may draw peoples attention to the power point but they wont look at the content they will spend their time looking at the colours.
3. Don't put every single word on your PowerPoint that you intend to say in your presentation because not only is it distracting but it becomes boring for the audience and easier for them to 'tune out' because they already know what your going to say and chances are they arnt going to listen to you because they can read faster than you can talk.
4. Spell check all your work thoroughly before presenting it because you can have stupid spelling mistakes in there that can lead to your mispronunciation of the word which can make you seriously embarrassed in the middle of your speech.
5. Don't over do the bullet points. Bullet points are used for key words only that act as a memory jogger for you to know what you're talking about and it also acts as a header for those that are writing notes in your presentation.
6. When using graphs don't clutter the graphs with multiple labels and overlays because not only is it distracting but no one can understand what the graph is actually there for in the first place.
7. Data should be kept to a minimum and be kept specific to the topic that you are discussing. Too much data indicates that your not really sure what your talking about so you've put lots of data in to try and prove to the audience that you know what your talking about.
8. Use minimal amounts of slides too many slides just drags out a presentation and can become boring and tedious for audiences.
9. Animation should also be kept to a minimum. Some animation does help visual learners to learn more and remember more but it becomes distracting after a while and looks tacky if there is too much. Also putting in animation is time consuming and it takes more time away from the content of the presentation.
10. Your choice of wording should be decided based on your audience. Who is your audience? Teenagers or Elderly people. Obviously these are two distinct age groups which use different terminology in every day life you couldn't talk to teenagers like their grand parents would you would not get their attention and would probably get laughed at.
After noting my 10 points for a great presentation from the myspace video we went on to discuss what should be contained in presentations to make them successful and the diffrent types of presentations you can have it also discusses points for audience involvement so they don't fall asleep half way through and tips on the structure of your presentation.
Content
The content of your presentation should be well balanced between interactivity with the audience, audio, and visual aids becase it has been said that 60% of audience remeber more of what they see hear and learn by writing rather than the 10 % that learn from just listening.
Types of Presentations
There are three diffrent types of presentations there is the self contained presentation which is presented through a cd, web page or video. Then theres the written presentation which comes in the form of essays and papers. And lastely theres the standing oral which is a presentation done oral in front of an audience.
Audience Involvement
Some strategies for audience involement are:
- Know your audience and change your presentation with diffrent audiences
- Use relevant examples and Annecdotes throughout your presentation that are relevant to the audience to help them make a personal connection
- Ask questions. It keeps them awake and helps them learn better.
- Make eye contact because it makes the audience feel more connected with your presentation.
- Dont be afraid to stray a little from the palm cards you have prepared it makes you seem more humainsed and less robotic.
Structure
2. Tutorial Summary
a. List 5 strategies that will help you deliver a top-notch presentation.
3. Screen Shots
a. 6 PowerPoint slides on how to give a low impact presentation. Include a title slide, introductory slide, 3 main body slides, a summary slide and graphics.
4. Resource Summary
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